Lotka-Volterra systems with stochastic resetting

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DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AADBC0zbMATH Open1407.92114arXiv1809.03975OpenAlexW3098927461WikidataQ129400436 ScholiaQ129400436MaRDI QIDQ3119984FDOQ3119984


Authors: Gabriel Mercado-Vásquez, Denis Boyer Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 28 February 2019

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the dynamics of predator-prey systems where prey are confined to a single region of space and where predators move randomly according to a power-law (L'evy) dispersal kernel. Site fidelity, an important feature of animal behaviour, is incorporated in the model through a stochastic resetting dynamics of the predators to the prey patch. We solve in the long time limit the rate equations of Lotka-Volterra type that describe the evolution of the two species densities. Fixing the demographic parameters and the L'evy exponent, the total population of predators can be maximized for a certain value of the resetting rate. This optimal value achieves a compromise between over-exploitation and under-utilization of the habitat. Similarly, at fixed resetting rate, there exists a L'evy exponent which is optimal regarding predator abundance. These findings are supported by 2D stochastic simulations and show that the combined effects of diffusion and resetting can broadly extend the region of species coexistence in ecosystems facing resources scarcity.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.03975




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